Meaning: Taking Flight
A child labor and sex-trafficking prevention initiative
Udaan, our child labor and sex trafficking prevention initiative, was born out of a simple but urgent belief: if we can reach children before traffickers do, we can change the course of their lives.
Today, we operate three Child Development Centers in Bhiwandi and Govandi in Western India, and in Bithari along the India-Bangladesh border. Each center has been intentionally created as a safe, beautiful, and welcoming place where vulnerable children can learn, grow, eat, play, and simply be children again.
Many of the children we serve come from heartbreaking circumstances. Some once worked in garbage dumps, scavenging for plastic, metal, and anything they could sell for less than 50 cents a day. Others worked in hazardous industrial environments far too dangerous for any child. Many are surrounded by poverty, exploitation, and instability, making them extremely vulnerable to child labor, sex trafficking, and child bride trafficking.
Our focus is the holistic development of every child. Inside our centers, children are welcomed into classrooms, computer labs, beauty salon training spaces, tailoring centers, play areas, and dining spaces. They are taught by trained professionals, mentored with care, and encouraged to discover their gifts. Every day, they receive quality education, engaging activities, warm encouragement, and two nutritious meals—often the only meals they will eat that day.
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Sultana
Age 6
Faiz
Age 12
Alina
Age 9
Udaan is transforming communities one child, one mother, and one family at a time. In places where children were once at risk of being forgotten, they are now being seen, loved, educated, fed, protected, and prepared for a brighter future.
Join us as we help vulnerable children spread their wings and take flight into freedom, safety, and hope.